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adjective com·fy \ ˈkəm(p)-fē \

Definition of comfy

comfier; comfiest
:comfortable
  • a comfy sofa
  • a comfy routine

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Examples of comfy in a Sentence

  1. couldn't wait to return home and sleep in his own comfy bed

  2. customers are not likely to get too comfy in the restaurant's unforgiving chairs

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Origin and Etymology of comfy

by shortening & alteration — see 1comfort

comfy Synonyms

Synonyms
comfortable, cozy, cushy, easy, snug, soft
Antonyms
uncomfortable
Related Words
easeful, relaxing, reposeful, restful; gemütlich, genial, hospitable, inviting, pleasant; commodious, roomy, spacious; homelike, homely, homy), intimate
Near Antonyms
hard, harsh, severe; inhospitable, uninviting, unpleasant

COMFY Defined for English Language Learners

comfy

adjective

Definition of comfy for English Language Learners

  • : physically comfortable

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